The Harp of New Albion

by Terry Riley

The Harp of New Albion cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Celestial Harmonies
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:49:52
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Performed entirely on a piano custom-tuned to just intonation, this expansive double album finds the minimalist pioneer blurring the lines between structured composition and raga-inspired improvisation. The microtonal tuning generates an incredibly hypnotic, shimmering resonance, creating a mysterious and deeply spiritual acoustic soundscape.

Genres

Descriptors: microtonal, improvisation, technical, avant-garde, minimal, repetitive, long-form, piano, conceptual, improvisational

Tracklist

  1. The New Albion Chorale / The Discovery (21:31)
  2. The Orchestra Of Tao (15:30)
  3. Riding The Westerleys (16:40)
  4. Cadence On The Wind (5:02)
  5. Premonition Rag (6:37)
  6. Return Of The Ancestors (10:00)
  7. Ascending Whale Dreams (8:30)
  8. The Magic Knot Waltz (9:25)
  9. Circle Of Wolves (9:46)
  10. Land's End (6:51)

Credits

  • Terry Riley - primary artist, piano [b枚sendorfer imperial], composed by, liner notes
  • Ulrich Kraus - engineer
  • Alfred Shabda Owens - technician [piano tuning]

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